Surgeons weigh merits of pterygium management techniques

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.
This month, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, discusses the use of conjunctival autografts for patients with pterygium, while Neel R. Desai, MD, discusses a novel technique that uses amniotic membrane.
Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, FACS OSN CEDARS/ASPENS Debates Editor
I favor conjunctival autograft for a few reasons, and it is my go-to method of treating patients. With experience, it is a quick and easy method,